Menno Veteran’s Day program—thank you to all the veterans for your service to our country. We appreciate everything you’ve done.
Veteran’s Day is a day to stop and reflect on the tremendous bravery and sacrifice that many men and women have given to our great Nation. We honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces and all they have done to keep us safe and able to live in freedom. It was with great pride that today we celebrated our local veterans at our Veterans Day Program.
The program Master of Ceremonies was National Honor Society President Alana Fergen. Patriotic Pen Essay Winners Lillian Love, Bailey Neuharth, and Justin Gerlach presented their essays. Honorable Mention was given to Emmalyn Heckenlaible and Evelyn Foss. The Voices of Democracy winner William Stokes also presented his speech. Seven Quilts of Valor and Quilts of Honor were presented to local veterans. The Menno High School Band play “God Bless the USA,” and Bender-Rames VFW Post 152 presented the colors.
Afterward, community members gathered and were served coffee and bars by Menno NHS Members. We are incredibly thankful for the support of our community and want to thank all former and active military members for their service! Happy Veterans Day!
SENIORS: There are two new scholarships on the Counselor’s Corner. The first is the Grow Ag Leader sponsored by Bayer. It is a $1,500 scholarship and the deadline is January 12, 2023. The second is the Dakota Corps Scholarship. This is a FULL RIDE scholarship for high demand fields and does require a certain GPA and ACT score, so definitely check this out. The deadline is December 15, 2022. Two years ago, we had two students receive this scholarship. See Mrs. Fischer with any questions.
Middle school kids out for wrestling with Scotland are reminded that practice starts on Monday at 4:00 pm. Parents will transport kids to and from practice. If you have questions, contact Coach Joe Walloch at jrwalloch@gmail.com
A reminder to those parents that have a middle school basketball player, please pick up your child on time when practice is finished. The schedule is included again in the announcements. The coaches follow the timeline for practice, so you know when to pick up your child. Thanks
K-4 Family Turkey Bingo night!!
Thank you to Joan Nusz and the American Legion Auxiliary for donating dictionaries to the 3rd grade class!
The FFA Chapter will be selling fruit along with string cheese, cashews, chocolate covered nuts, & 4 different meat products throughout the end of this week! The meat products are not on the paper order forms but are available to purchase online. There is an online store where all of the products can be purchased. If you would like to buy any products from the online store, you will need an FFA member's unique code. https://myfruitsale.com/pages/support-your-organization Orders are due Friday, November 11th. See Ms. Haberman with any questions.
WINTER CLOTHING ITEMS NEEDED: Are you looking for a way to help our students here in Menno. I am looking for NEW hats and water-proof gloves for Preschool – 4th grade. Also, if you have any gently used winter coats or snow pants I would welcome those as well. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Fischer at the school 605-387-5161. Thank you for helping our students during this winter season!
SENIORS: There is a new scholarship available on the Counselor’s Corner. The Jeff and Vickey Sayler USD Scholarship is a brand-new scholarship this year that will be awarded to a student that will be attending either USD or a technical college for a medical degree. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,000 and the deadline for the scholarship is March 17, 2023. Turn in the completed scholarship application to Mrs. Fischer. Thank you Jeff and Vickey Sayler!
There will be a boys basketball meeting in the new gym at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, November 15th. This meeting is for athletes and parents.
There will be a girls basketball Parent/Athlete meeting on Nov. 21 at 6:00 pm in new gym.
Drum roll please . . .The results are in and the winners are:
1st place - Ms. Abbink $15 Roamin' Roast gift card
2nd place - Mr. Foss $10 Roamin' Roast gift card
3rd place - Mr. Bray $5 Roamin' Roast gift card
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated!
Last one.
Here are the final doors. Stay tuned for the winners :)
A few more doors for you.
Seventh grade students were creating timelines for the book Esperanza Rising as a project for understanding the highs and lows of the novel.
Congratulations to the JH Boys Basketball team on their exciting comeback win over Irene-Wakonda last night.
JH Boys basketball practice will be at 6:15 Friday morning.
Congratulations to William Stokes for his winning entry in the Voice of Democracy contest. Congratulations to Bailey Neuharth, Emmalyn Heckenlaible, Justin Gerlach, Lillian Love, and Evie Foss for their winning essays in the Patriotic Pen contest.
Middle School Basketball schedule change:
Due to Freeman playing in the State B Girls VB Tourney next week, the middle school basketball games vs. Freeman have been postponed on Nov. 17.
The games will now be played on Friday, Dec. 2 at Freeman. All games in the main gym.
Schedule:
4:00 – 6th/7th girls
4:45 – 8th girls
5:30 –6th/7th boys
6:15 – 8th boys
More door decor headed your way.
